Feb 21 Episode 40: The Politics of Gender Identity

In the first segment Sophy and Kelly speak with Molly Woodstock (they/them), the host of Gender Reveal Podcast, about the difference between sex and gender, how to properly use pronouns, and why gender is less important than people think. In the second segment Kelly talks to Lewis Wallace (he/him or ze/hir), journalist and editor of Scalawag Magazine, about so-called bathroom bills, healthcare issues for trans folks, and media coverage of transgender issues. In the third segment Sophy and Kelly speak with Susan Maasch (she/her), director of the Trans Youth Equality Foundation, about resources for trans youth and their families, and the fear families feel with the rollbacks in the Trump administrations protections for trans youth.